Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-05-14
THE LATEST NEWS.
Events of Importance at Home
and Abroad.

the features OF the Unlteu STATES lnter-
state commerce law. The most import
ant provision relates to discrimination
of rates, and provides that no railroad
companies shall charge for carrying
freight short distance a greater rate than
for carrying the same class of goods
a longer distance, in which the shorter
is included. The bill further provides
that unused passenger tickets may be re-
deemed at any station or Office of COM
pany between and including the points
covered by the ticket, and also provides
penalty, recoverable in case of refusal
of railroad company to so redeem any
ticket.
The supposed volcano in the Whet-
stone Mountains of Arizona has turned
out to be large wood fire built by Next
cans.
The West Virginia Legislature in joint
session has elected Charles j. Faulkner
to be United States senator. Mr.. Faulk-
ner received forty-eight votes, or three
more than were required to elect. He is
about forty years of age, and judge of
the Thirteenth judicial circuit in his
State. He is son of the late Charles
James Faulkner, who represented Vir-
ginia and West Virginia in Congress be-
fore the war, and was minister to France
under President Buchanan.
The fire in the Victoria Coal Compa-
| ny's mine at Nanaimo, British Columbia,
| has been got under control. A dense
volume of steam, however, issues from
the shaft, and, until it entirely abates, no
one can enter the mine. There is little
hope of recovering any of the miner. 1t
is estimated that there are ninety white
men and over fifty Cinnamon in the
mine. Six white and seven Cinnamon
were brought up dead by the first rescu-
ing party.
Editor Mcguire, of the Quebec Mer-
cuyy has been sentenced to six months
Imprisonment and 5000 fine for libeling
Mayor Langelier and his brother. Ma
guire charged them with having received
| a large sum of money from contractor
for securing contract for city work.
At Tionesta, Pa, the other evening the
house of Jacob Wagner was entered by
five robbers, who forced Mrs. Wagner to
tell where the money was. Wagner and
his son appeared on the scene and one of
| the robbers was killed, whereupon the
others fled.
Mr.. Parnell's health is better. His
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will be able to be in his place in the House
of Commons shortly.
A terrific thunderstorm, with heavy
hail and hurricane wind, passed over the
Allegheny Mountains in eastern Somer-
set and western Bedford counties, Pa,
recently. Trees were torn up by the
roots and the hailstones were as large as
eggs.
The Vessel Owners and Captains As
sociation of Philadelphia has instructed
it's solicitor to represent the association
before the interstate commerce commits
sion in requesting that the ''long and
short-hauP clause of the interstate COM
merce law shall not be suspended in
cases of ruinous competition by railways
with the trade of coastwise vessels.
The New York House of Representa-
tives has passed bill which provides
substantially that, if any two or more
persons, companies, corporations or in
dividuals shall agree, directly or indi-
rectly, to withhold from the public mar
kets or ordinary channels of trade in the
State for any period any staple article of
merchandise, food, &C., and shall agree to
place on the market only a limited
specific quantity within certain time,
they shall be guilty of conspiracy.
A severe shock of earthquake recently
extended from Centreville, Cal, through
Arizona and New Mexico to Ell Paso,
| Tex. The shock was also felt at Quay
mas, Mexico. All the reports agree that
the shocks were preceded by rumbling
sound. At Tucson, Ariz., buildings were
cracked and otherwise damaged, and
great slices" of Santa Catalina Mountain
were torn from its side and thrown into
the valley, while vast clouds of dust rose
above its summit, 1000 feet above sea
level. One towering peak, known as the
''Old Castle" has entirely disappeared,
Soon after the earthquake a volcanic
eruption broke out in the Total Wreck
Mountains, twenty-five miles south Of
Tucson, and the sky was brilliantly illu-
minated at night. At Benton, Ariz., walls
were cracked, water spouted from ground
in the vicinity, and smoke appeared in
the direction of the Milestone Noun
tains, eight miles distant. Near Tomb
stone, Ariz., a lake, covering an acre OF
ground, was dried up. AT Torres Station
near Guaymas, Mexico, the highest cliff
of the Chivato Mountain was seen tC
fall.
The Connecticut House of Represent.
atives, by a vote of 141 to 81, has passed
resolution for a prohibitory constitu-
tional amendment. The matter now goes
over to the next Legislature.
The Mexican Senate has passed the
House bill repeating the constitutional
prohibition of second consecutive term
for President. The vote was unanimous.
The measure now goes to the State Leg
islatures.
The strike of the coke workers in the
Connellsville region for an advance of
twelve and a-half per cent. in wages has
begun. Over 10, 900 men are idle, and not
an oven in the region is in operation.
The strike of the stonecutters at New
ark, N. j., has become general, and also
includes Belleville. Orange and other
surrounding towns. About 400 men are
out. They demand an increase of two
cents per hour.
Queen Kapiolani, Princess Liliuakilani
and their suite have called at the White
House and paid their respects to the
President and Mrs. Cleveland The pre-
sensations were made by Secretary
Bayard and the Hawaiian minister. The
visit lasted about quarter of an hour,
and there was scarcely any formality,
the time being occupied in general con-
versation.
A fearful explosion occurred in the
Victoria Coal Company's mine No. l, at
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